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Yes, it was the 600 Series (uprights, canisters, and power teams); although I have seen ads from other discount department stores that also carried some of them. These were manufactured for about 20 years beginning in 1970. Just prior to that I know that the F & G model 228 was sold at Kmart...

Yep. Here are two sources that support my assertion (see the last paragraph of the second image).

You're welcome, Santi. The 2nd lower speed of the B-7 was to minimize wax splashing onto walls and trim during application. I have yet to see an owner's manual for it, so I'm uncertain if it came with a liquid wax mist sprayer like the B-8, that was stored on the handle with a holder. That...

I admire your determination and hope you're successful in one way or another.

Welcome, Santi! Your Mid-Century belongings list is impressive; great job on the retrofitted kitchen so far. I'm not sure if you were thinking of purchasing a floor polisher from a participant on this site or just looking for suggestions. In case of the latter, here are mine: a...

Correction: I mixed up my research. The Type 12 is a Progress—not a Filtex. Attached is a 1952 snippet overview of the CONSUMER UNION REPORTS BUYING GUIDE ISSUE, p. 278, for the model 50. It may be, then, that it was introduced in 1946. The Progress Type 12 was made prior to Eureka's...

Tank & cylinder-type vacs are synonymous—the first typically used in North America and the second being common in Europe (and perhaps other places); and some even refer to them as torpedo vacs. Canister-types are what you referenced. The difference is the motor positions. Tanks/cylinders have...

According to Owen Perkins they were made of fiberboard [an engineered wood product made from wood fibers pressed and bonded together. Some common types of fiberboard include medium-density fiberboard (MDF) and high-density fiberboard (HDF)].

Understood

Amendment to my initial post: According to the 1964 Eureka Shipping Record obtained by texbodemer and posted in another VL thread, Eureka's began its tank-type line in August 1939 with the Electroair, an original product of Progress Vacuum Corporation of Cleveland of which it had taken over...

My Eureka tank-type vacuum research led me down a Filtex rabbit hole. This is what I pieced together from the following sources: familysearch.org, Owen Perkins (YT), centvac.com, online database, https://www.progress-hausgeraete.de/en-de/local/history/ August K. Hoppe (1894-1946) and Emma G...

Wow, didn't think my post would elicit that kind of response! Maybe you were just joking, deal with dust allergies, or have an aversion to vintage Eurekas. But I'll respond as if none were the case. It's true that most of the vintage vacs prior to HEPA bags and better filtration leak dust, but...

I would also take for granted that the mountings are the same. From an online article: "Few marriages could be deemed more unusual than that of ProTeam, the innovative backpack vacuum manufacturer, and Electrolux, now known as Aerus, the legendary vacuum cleaner and floor care products maker...

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The Kleenex tissues Jewel box design was first used in 1969 in several different colors. It appears to me that Eureka's upright nameplates, made from 1972 to 1977 or so have a similar look. Quite possibly one of Eureka's designers just happened to have a box of Kleenex on her/his desk while...

I was unaware of that ad campaign and only located a December 1, 1974, newspaper ad in several newspapers with it. Another creative and informative marketing message by Eureka! Great memory! It's similar to the carpet critters ad campaign that Eureka used about six years later; although that...

Scott, I happened to run across the attached ad for your C-450 from the June 12, 1978, edition of THE BANGOR DAILY NEWS. Others I located were from 1977 to 1980, so it was one of the last Premier Swivel-Tops if not THE last made in the U.S.; the Canadian ones were manufactured until c.1984...

Sorry about that John.

Attached is a 2004 photo brief of Christian Klingspor, who was Eureka/AB Electrolux's design director beginning in 1985. Along with that I located a 1995 copyrighted article by the McFadden Communications Group LLC that provides vacuum cleaner industry insights as to why Electrolux had him...

I appreciate you, Ben, and thanks for the info.